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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

A white mobile home on a flatbed trailer is parked in front of a large blue-painted building under a partly cloudy sky. There are signs and grassy areas nearby.

by Abel Gonzalez Fernandez | August 27, 2026

What Else Could a Museum Be? On Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead” Bordering the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), there sits a work so strange and self-aware that even calling it a “work” feels slightly inadequate, or at least incomplete.

A textile artwork featuring vibrant, multicolored geometric patterns draped over a large, rounded black quilted background, with long fabric strips hanging down. The piece is displayed on a plain white wall.

by K.A. Letts | May 11, 2026

Carole Harris’ Origin Story in “This Side of the River” at MOCAD Harris' fiber pieces and archival materials comment on civic events and her response through her work from 1966 to the present.

by K.A. Letts | December 18, 2024

Surrealism 2.0: Four Exhibitions at MOCAD that Define New-Wave Surrealism

by Zara Yost | August 19, 2024

Nourishing the Canon: A Review of “From Scratch: Seeding Adornment” by LaKela Brown at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

by Zara Yost | August 15, 2024

Remembering Black Power: A Review of “Kinship: A Legacy of Gallery 7” at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Detroit

by Allison Glenn | July 2, 2015

Point of Origin: Mapping the Arts in Detroit

by Matt Morris | March 11, 2015

News: Chicago Collaboration Among 2015 Joyce Awards Recipients

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